Paso de Cedral

Quintana Roo, Mexicodrift18 m maxintermediate

Conditions & tides

Channel site — tidal current funnels through here and can run fast, changing quickly with the tide. It is usually strongest around mid-tide and eases near the slack windows below. Dive with a local operator who knows the timing.

Paso de CedralQuintana Roo

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 7 AM–5 PM.

Wind9 kn ENE

Current~0.9 kn N · model

Swell

0.2 m · 5s · ESE

Water

29 °C

Max depth

18 m

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 02:30 & 14:30 local

Sunrise 06:53 · Sunset 18:10 local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.0 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Strong-current reef: plan a drift and enter near the slack windows above. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Paso de Cedral is a reef dive off Cozumel, Mexico, named after a Mayan settlement inland from Cedral Beach. It has two valleys separated by a platform, and a wall that drops off into the deep blue. The shallower part has a cavern area with swim-throughs.

Depth runs from about 10 to 30 m (30 to 100 ft) or more. The current mostly runs north and can be moderate to very strong, so the site suits intermediate to advanced divers and is often dived as a drift.

Schools of grunts and snappers sit over colourful coral formations. Barracuda, green morays, nurse sharks and large groupers are commonly seen, along with the occasional spotted eagle ray. Hawksbill and green turtles feed here alongside royal and French angelfish.

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